me Head of the Church and Clergy of England" with the Act of Supremacy which Parliament passed in 1534. He then moved to take control over much of the Church's properties with the dissolution of the monasteries. Thus, in one fell swoop, the situation had been alleviated. Henry's original intent was to maintain the Catholic practices while taking control of the religious situation of his country. However, in 1536, he forcibly suppressed a predominantly Catholic rebellion. The practice of continuing Catholic doctrines under a different leader would not last long in England, as many people in England began to favor one or another of the ideas of Continental Reformers.
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